Geospatial analysis of oil discharges observed by the National Aerial Surveillance Program in the Canadian Pacific Ocean

Applied Geography

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-89

  Bertazzon, Stefania ^a   O'Hara, Patrick D ^b,c   Barrett, Olesya ^a   Serra Sogas, Norma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial surveillance; Canadian Pacific Ocean; Oil pollution; Poisson regression; Prediction; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; COASTAL ZONE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL POLLUTION; POISSON RATIO; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84901431853     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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